diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 18ddef47f7..a4d9ab92b9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Apr 10 18:33:00 BST 2008 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
+
+	Remove unused uid field in virsh control structure.
+	* src/virsh.c: Remove unused uid field in virsh control structure.
+
 Thu Apr 10 18:54:03 CEST 2008 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	HACKING: New file: begin to describe contributor/coding guidelines
diff --git a/src/virsh.c b/src/virsh.c
index de7546c1bb..772967e517 100644
--- a/src/virsh.c
+++ b/src/virsh.c
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ typedef struct __vshControl {
     virConnectPtr conn;         /* connection to hypervisor (MAY BE NULL) */
     vshCmd *cmd;                /* the current command */
     char *cmdstr;               /* string with command */
-#ifndef __MINGW32__
-    uid_t uid;                  /* process owner */
-#endif /* __MINGW32__ */
     int imode;                  /* interactive mode? */
     int quiet;                  /* quiet mode */
     int debug;                  /* print debug messages? */
@@ -6043,10 +6040,6 @@ vshInit(vshControl * ctl)
     if (ctl->conn)
         return FALSE;
 
-#ifndef __MINGW32__
-    ctl->uid = getuid();
-#endif
-
     vshOpenLogFile(ctl);
 
     /* set up the library error handler */